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If you were told you shouldn't talk to yourself in whatever capacity, it's understandable that it would seem very wrong or scary to listen to them, to talk to them, or to let them come out even in therapy. That information, while meant to be helpful, was based on a wrong diagnosis. Now that you...

I've been in Therapy for about 9 months. I came into therapy highly anxious and overwhelmed, almost incapable of handling any topics without grounding/coping skills. I also tend to be very proactive in helping myself. I'm doing better but I guess I can see why my T wouldn't add much to my load...

Is it unusual for therapists to not give a lot of homework? Just wondering if this is a choice of style or method, or if this unusual.

You could thank the director and let the director know you got this now since you have skills and a T :)

To answer your title, worry isn't that helpful especially if it's adding stress. Acknowledging it's not just ordinary forgetfulness is helpful if it leads you to get help or take better care of yourself. Stressing out about it will likely just make it worse or at least deplete your health...

Dissociation is merely disconnection. How mild or how severe, how infrequent or chronic, the disconnect is varies. So not everything will sound like your experience because there's a lot of ways to experience disconnect, or people interpret their experiences differently. I would have realized...

Since an autistic family member was keenly set on labeling me as possibly on the spectrum I've taken some tests in the past which resulted in low scores. I took the test you were most interested in to share the results. Your neurodiverse (Aspie) score: 78 of 200 Your neurotypical (non-autistic)...

I deal with both derealization and depersonalization. For those who deal with derealization, I'm trying to understand my own experiences and would like feedback even if all you can tell me is what you experience. I normally feel nothing emotionally from the world around me. The whole "the...

There may be cheaper options for an official diagnosis. A family member of mine was diagnosed with Autism as an adult. While it cost a lot, it was closer to $800. So if it's important to you, there are options. Whether you have a diagnosis or not, you can still seek out a therapy whether...

I've been self employed for nearly 10 years but looking at getting an entry-level job to make money. I like what I do, it's just not stable enough and I don't have it in me to make it work. While I've learned there can be many decent paying entry level employment (especially if one lives in a...

That's a helpful point about making it not a big deal. I tend to over explain but I don't have to. I agree about harassment, though I'd be shocked if this group acted in an unsupportive way. I'm a lot more careful in the friends I pick now. It's not a gaming group exactly. So I won't be RPing...

I don't have child parts to my knowledge so I don't have experience with this. It crossed my mind that maybe connection with people it too overwhelming, but connection with animals, plushes, blanket, music, cookies, or the senses would be easier. There are therapies that involves horses or dogs...

Some of my parts want space to be seen as male/nuetural by friends. I have a group of online friends who assume I'm male and this helps fulfill those wants. I wanted to start streaming with these friends but this could cause complication. (1) having to explain gender and losing the complete...

I'm having the same issue, it's been so cold and rainy where I live. Walks are difficult! I just want to bundle up at home but it effects my wellness. I try to at least go out a bit in the yard. Some cold air is nice, it's rather grounding for me. When I was first learning coping skills, I was...

CBT, IFS, EMDR, DBT, and Hypnosis I have heard can be helpful for DID/OSDD. Supposedly CBT is really effective. My T uses IFS, CBT, and DBT with me and I find it helpful. I haven't tried EMDR because I don't think I'm ready for that (though my T can use it). Personally, DBT skills are the...

@Swift I concur, a dissociated state isn't exactly the same as a dissociated identity state. Everyone can experience a dissociated state to deal with trauma, people with PTSD can experience dissociated states in response to a trigger, but not everyone with PTSD have separate identities who deal...

Switching confused me for some time. You'll see and read examples of dramatic switching (ex: blacking out, going limp, adult acting just like a child, etc.). Not all switching is like this. Switching can be, and often is, non obvious to an on-looker or could look like mood swings. If there's...

@Muse you're welcome! I just click on the tag if I want to see only DID related topics.

@Muse I find DID related topics tend to be in the "Other Disorders" section (same as this topic). They'll get tagged as DID. Though dissociation topics are also discussed in the "dissociation, depersonslization, derealization" area.

Have you seen a therapist yet? If so, shouldn't factual, concerete theories of mental health be explored first with a professional therapist or psychotherapist? Since these would be easier to cross off the list of possibilities and narrow down the search. Before exploring complex, untangle...

Controlling who is out is different than controlling behavior for me. I can't control if an angry part is out nor how he thinks/feels, but I can stop him from breaking things, stay in my room, shut down, fake pleasantries, or now I ask him to not do things (he's actually cooperative). I can't...

Generally speaking I don't have control. I don't know if they even have control. Even when I want certain alters to stay out they won't necessarily stay. I can't force anyone to front. If an alter comes out they may want to not front, but they can't leave. "They" can refuse to let an alter out...

There's also OSDD, dissociative disorders that aren't quite DID that lack some of the same symptoms. I honestly don't know if I have DID, but I have different states that "take over". They have different genders, outlooks, demeanors, opinions, clothes preferences, etc. I'm completely aware of...

Feeling small can be a dissociation thing. "Mirrored-self misidentification" could be related to your experience of literally seeing a younger/different you. You can google the term for more info. Not recognizing yourself in the mirror can be depersonalization because you feel deattached from...

What you said here, is pretty hurtful to me. While I'm tired of my symptoms, they are just attempts to protect me and in some cases they have. I dont think they are like a cancer, abuse is more akin to that.